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xfirefly9x ([personal profile] xfirefly9x) wrote2006-06-05 09:12 pm

#000 Waiting

Title: Waiting
Prompt: Late
Word Count: 100
Characters: Mal, Zoe, Inara
Notes: Written for [livejournal.com profile] firefly100

Mal cussed angrily in Chinese and paced up and down the strip of desert land in front of Serenity. He paused by Zoe who stood on the ramp, staring blankly into the distance.

“When did she say she was gettin’ back?” He questioned her for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. “It was oh-eight-hundred, right?”

“Yes, sir.” Zoe replied stonily. “Oh-eight-hundred.” She confirmed.

“Right then.” Mal returned to his pacing.

Several minutes later, an elegantly dressed woman appeared off to their right.

“About time!” Mal grumbled, haughtily.

Inara walked up to him and smiled sheepishly. “Sorry I’m late.”